They dont equip probes with heatshields, so they cannot re-enter the earths atmosphere. Sending a craft up to retrieve it would be grossly more expensive than any possible salvage they could get from it. So, they use it for one last scientific experiment. crash it into the moon, and observe the results.
I dont mean to sound arrogant or aggressive, but i disagree with you completly. "anyone who wants a PC already has one"?
In 2005, Dell posted profits of just over 50$ million. Also, you cant just say that whoever wants one for the purpose already has one. what are you basing this on? your own experience? just because alot of pc's are being sold does not mean people still dont need them. theres alot of people in this world, and not all of them have PC's. there's always someone new finding out about the internet. and when they want in on all this, what are they going to choose? a 300 dollar dell or a 1100 mac?
Also, you'd be surprised at how many people use onboard graphics and sound cards. The hardware survey thats carried out on steam (valve softwares online content delivery service) regularly tops out the most used sound and graphics cards as "AC2 Sound" and "x800 OEM" respectivly. I myself have a x1900 xtx that cost me 550 euros. I would'nt class myself as a hardcore gamer, but i know quality when i see it. When kids go to internet cafes or their friends house and see them playing something cool like oblivion or halflife 2, they want a PC. for most parents, the cheapest route is a dell.
Also, one final thing. Im not dell fanboy by anymeans, i dont work for dell, and to be honest, i hate the bastards for all the spyware and total unupgradability, but i will say this, onboard graphics/sound does not mean that its bad. dell packs x800 cards onboard, and thats a good card.
As long as dell and those like them are pumping out 300 euro PC's, apple will never achieve market dominance like some would want it to. People want something decently fast that they can check their email, do their cirriculum vitae and perhaps surf some porn, but is cheap. Kids want their parents to buy them a PC that can play games. parents want something that accomplish's this, but is cheap. dell, and the countless others like them, once again provide. PC's are a mass produced commodity nowadays. unless apples new marketing campaign converts 50 million people at once, i dont think that the PC will be going "out of fashion" so to speak, anytime soon.
Proponents of the alien seed theory believe that voyager leaving the solar system will trigger preorganised events that were only supposed to be triggered after we developed interstellar travel.
After reading this, i had to comment here. What a crock of shit.
But, if nintendo is trying to market to "casual gamers and non gamers", They had better realise that it's a very fickle market. Whats cool one month may not be cool the next. trends and fashions change weekly, and in a year we may see nintendo switching back to serve its "hardcore" base. Alienating it's current fanbase with arguably, imho, one of the most stupid names ive ever seen in my life.
" If Azureus is great, why would you switch to uTorrent so quickly?"
Quite simply, i dispise spyware. Of any form. That being said, im not ignorant of the way the world works. i know that people need to get paid, that people need to eat. that money needs to come from somewhere, and that money is usually derived from ad revenue. But i will NOT BE SPYED UPON. ever.
"They don't belong in the most used BitTorrent clients list."
Lies. Azureus is great for what i use it for. Upnp support, encryption, graphical swarm trees, the ability to download only from specific seeders/peers, the ability to throttel my speeds at will...The list goes on. Alot of people say azureus is bloated, but those people have not availed of azureus` full range of features. It more than deserves it's place at the top of the list. However, i am nervous as to this "advertising" that's going to be implimented. if it's implimented in a non-invasive, "banner ad" type way, i will continue to use Azureus as my client of choice. However, if they impliment "tracking cookies, website loggers" etc, and take my information, then by god ill make the switch to uTorrent faster than you can say "John mcgillacuddy"
You also forgot the limitless use's this could have in the fields of medical research, elderly care, physiotherapy, handicapped assistance...etc
the list of use's for anti gravity goes on and on and on. suffice to say, being able to manipulate the flow of gravitons in your favour would quite simply be one of the most important discovery's in human history.
Hmmm. Even if each tree only produces a 1/100th of an amp, what if they do this to hundreds of thousands of trees? would that not produce enough power to justify the expenditure?
This beatles guy submits new, relevant content to slashdot on a regular basis. i never see him flame, bait, or otherwise demean anyone, and yet, you guys still pretend like he's the antichrist. Get a grip. he is not doing any harm by having his name linked to his personal merchandise site. i mean, come on, do you not think that he deserves a little user traffic for submitting relevant content?
wait a second. why am i even posting this. the editors decide what goes up here, your opinion's are invalid on this subject. he submits relevant content, thus, he gets his article posted. end of.
Ya see, alot of people watched "V" back in the 80's and think teflon will help a slug penetrate high grade armor. Its like how people think they understand blackhole physics because they seen "event horizon"
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They dont equip probes with heatshields, so they cannot re-enter the earths atmosphere. Sending a craft up to retrieve it would be grossly more expensive than any possible salvage they could get from it. So, they use it for one last scientific experiment. crash it into the moon, and observe the results.
mod up. best comment ive ever seen on slashdot.
Why?
I dont mean to sound arrogant or aggressive, but i disagree with you completly. "anyone who wants a PC already has one"? In 2005, Dell posted profits of just over 50$ million. Also, you cant just say that whoever wants one for the purpose already has one. what are you basing this on? your own experience? just because alot of pc's are being sold does not mean people still dont need them. theres alot of people in this world, and not all of them have PC's. there's always someone new finding out about the internet. and when they want in on all this, what are they going to choose? a 300 dollar dell or a 1100 mac? Also, you'd be surprised at how many people use onboard graphics and sound cards. The hardware survey thats carried out on steam (valve softwares online content delivery service) regularly tops out the most used sound and graphics cards as "AC2 Sound" and "x800 OEM" respectivly. I myself have a x1900 xtx that cost me 550 euros. I would'nt class myself as a hardcore gamer, but i know quality when i see it. When kids go to internet cafes or their friends house and see them playing something cool like oblivion or halflife 2, they want a PC. for most parents, the cheapest route is a dell. Also, one final thing. Im not dell fanboy by anymeans, i dont work for dell, and to be honest, i hate the bastards for all the spyware and total unupgradability, but i will say this, onboard graphics/sound does not mean that its bad. dell packs x800 cards onboard, and thats a good card.
As long as dell and those like them are pumping out 300 euro PC's, apple will never achieve market dominance like some would want it to. People want something decently fast that they can check their email, do their cirriculum vitae and perhaps surf some porn, but is cheap. Kids want their parents to buy them a PC that can play games. parents want something that accomplish's this, but is cheap. dell, and the countless others like them, once again provide. PC's are a mass produced commodity nowadays. unless apples new marketing campaign converts 50 million people at once, i dont think that the PC will be going "out of fashion" so to speak, anytime soon.
first piss?
tell that to the emperor when the first warp storm hits in about 3000 years
Proponents of the alien seed theory believe that voyager leaving the solar system will trigger preorganised events that were only supposed to be triggered after we developed interstellar travel. After reading this, i had to comment here. What a crock of shit.
But, if nintendo is trying to market to "casual gamers and non gamers", They had better realise that it's a very fickle market. Whats cool one month may not be cool the next. trends and fashions change weekly, and in a year we may see nintendo switching back to serve its "hardcore" base. Alienating it's current fanbase with arguably, imho, one of the most stupid names ive ever seen in my life.
" If Azureus is great, why would you switch to uTorrent so quickly?" Quite simply, i dispise spyware. Of any form. That being said, im not ignorant of the way the world works. i know that people need to get paid, that people need to eat. that money needs to come from somewhere, and that money is usually derived from ad revenue. But i will NOT BE SPYED UPON. ever.
Lies. Azureus is great for what i use it for. Upnp support, encryption, graphical swarm trees, the ability to download only from specific seeders/peers, the ability to throttel my speeds at will...The list goes on. Alot of people say azureus is bloated, but those people have not availed of azureus` full range of features. It more than deserves it's place at the top of the list. However, i am nervous as to this "advertising" that's going to be implimented. if it's implimented in a non-invasive, "banner ad" type way, i will continue to use Azureus as my client of choice. However, if they impliment "tracking cookies, website loggers" etc, and take my information, then by god ill make the switch to uTorrent faster than you can say "John mcgillacuddy"
Ohh snap, funniest comment of the last few days. Mod up.
Mod up, totally under-rated. if only i had mod points.
offtopic, yes. but damn, best slashdot putdown ive seen in a long time. if only i had mod points.
i have mod points today. anyone who attempts to be humorous will get their stuff ruined.
You also forgot the limitless use's this could have in the fields of medical research, elderly care, physiotherapy, handicapped assistance...etc the list of use's for anti gravity goes on and on and on. suffice to say, being able to manipulate the flow of gravitons in your favour would quite simply be one of the most important discovery's in human history.
damn. pity we dont have a "post of the year" award, because damn, this would win it. throughly deserving of it's +5.
Doctor who has been vindicated.
yes!
the kid in the matrix really said "open source community" and not "spoon". i knew it.
Hmmm. Even if each tree only produces a 1/100th of an amp, what if they do this to hundreds of thousands of trees? would that not produce enough power to justify the expenditure?
A fax tax you say? At 25 cents a pound, half of slashdot now owe microsoft 100 bucks.
This beatles guy submits new, relevant content to slashdot on a regular basis. i never see him flame, bait, or otherwise demean anyone, and yet, you guys still pretend like he's the antichrist. Get a grip. he is not doing any harm by having his name linked to his personal merchandise site. i mean, come on, do you not think that he deserves a little user traffic for submitting relevant content? wait a second. why am i even posting this. the editors decide what goes up here, your opinion's are invalid on this subject. he submits relevant content, thus, he gets his article posted. end of.
two cannibals are eating a clown. one turns to the other and says "does this taste funny to you?"
Ya see, alot of people watched "V" back in the 80's and think teflon will help a slug penetrate high grade armor. Its like how people think they understand blackhole physics because they seen "event horizon"
People are idiots.